Chapter 121 Asking Brother for Money
Today, Shunzi was on night watch. When he heard Zong Jincheng yelling, he immediately ran in from outside and asked, "Sir, what's the matter?"
The little devil was so anxious that he got out of bed barefoot again, repeatedly saying: "The jade pendant, my jade pendant, the jade pendant my grandmother gave me, go and get it back for me!"
Shunzi's head was instantly tied into a knot.
The jade pendant given by the old lady?
Wasn't that settled by Master Cheng eight hundred years ago?
Shunzi said weakly: "It's been five months since this happened. The owner of that shop might have already pawned the jade pendant..."
The little devil pushed him out and said anxiously, "Go ask him quickly, maybe he's still there!"
Shunzi was pushed away, still in embarrassment: "But even if the jade pendant is still there, we can't redeem it. You treated your friends to a whole day of food, drinks and entertainment, and it cost at least fifty taels. We still owe Madam two hundred and ninety-nine taels, and our pockets are cleaner than our faces..."
The little devil's face turned red and purple.
Thinking of how penniless he was now and how he had sold the jade pendant and made his grandmother angry, he felt wronged and scared, so he pushed Shunzi away and ran outside.
Shunzi followed the direction of his gaze and saw that the little devil was still barefoot. He was so frightened that he almost lost his soul. He quickly picked up the little devil's shoes and socks from the bedside and chased after him.
Pan Hongzhi, who was completely awake, said: "???"
What is this for?
He quickly put on his clothes and ran after her.
In the silent mansion, the lights that had been extinguished were lit one by one, and the maids and servants who were keeping watch outside were startled one after another. They saw the young boy running hurriedly under the moon, his face and body covered with sweat.
It was not until he came to Zongwen Monastery and saw his brother still studying hard under the lamp that Zong Jincheng opened his eyes wide, ran to the window and knocked hard, saying, "Brother, are you still awake? I have something to talk to you about."
"Jincheng?" Upon hearing this, Zong Wenxiu, who was reading by lamplight at night, quickly left the table and went to open the door. Zhao Yin, who was organizing notes with Zong Wenxiu, also put down the book in his hand.
The door opened, and the little devil asked anxiously with a sweaty face: "Brother, can you lend me fifty taels first? I will return it to you after I pay back Xu Wan. I promise not to default on my debt."
Shunzi finally caught up with him and panted, "Master Cheng, put on your shoes."
Zong Wenxiu then realized that his brother had come in so hastily that he was not even wearing shoes or socks. His face immediately changed. He pulled his brother to sit on the bed and quickly helped the little ancestor put on his shoes.
The little devil looked at him pitifully and said, "Brother, help me."
Zong Wenxiu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll help you, but you have to tell me what happened first."
The little devil immediately smiled happily and told him the whole story. He also expressed his fear that his grandmother would be angry. Zong Wenxiu felt relieved after hearing this.
He was so scared that his brother suddenly came to him in the middle of the night. He thought something serious had happened. However, a jade pendant worth several thousand taels was exchanged for fifty taels of silver. It was indeed a big deal. He didn't expect that his brother would take so long to react.
Zong Wenxiu went to the house to look for silver, and soon found fifty taels and handed it to him, saying, "You can use it. It's okay if you don't return it."
The little devil smiled and said, "Thank you, brother. I know you love me the most. Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back when I have money!"
The kid sat on the edge of the bed, swinging his legs, feeling very happy, like a kid who had eaten candy.
Zong Wenxiu smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, now that you have the silver, you can go back to sleep. All the shops are closed now, and I will ask Shunzi to take you to exchange the jade pendant tomorrow."
"Yeah!" The little devil nodded heavily, and left happily with the silver in his arms. Before leaving, he saw the ground ink on his brother's desk, as well as the ink marks that had not yet dried on the paper.
"Brother, are you still doing the test?" Zong Jincheng asked.
Zong Wenxiu nodded and said, "I'll finish a little bit, and I'll go to bed after I finish this."
The little devil said stupidly: "Oh well, then go to bed early."
"Well, you should go back to sleep."
As soon as Pan Hongzhi caught up, he saw Zong Jincheng coming back with silver in his hands. The amount of silver looked quite heavy. He didn't expect that the relationship between the two cousins in the Zong family was quite good. This guy brought back a lot of silver in just one trip.
When the little devil saw him coming, he looked down at the silver in his arms and asked him, "Is my brother sure to be admitted to the children's class?"
If you're still studying at this late hour, it's definitely not in vain.
Pan Hongzhi imitated his way of speaking and said, "Of course, Wen Xiu is very powerful."
The little devil frowned and said, "Then why is he working so hard? He went to bed too late."
Pan Hongzhi said: "Wen Xiu is probably not confident. A person like him will not relax for even a moment unless he has the confidence that he will succeed."
The little devil pouted and said, "Then I have to give my brother more confidence, otherwise he will be very tired of living like this."
Pan Hongzhi's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself that it would be better if you didn't break up with such confidence. He didn't want to face two arrogant and rebellious guys every day.
After the little devil finally calmed down.
Xu Wan, who was standing at the gate in her clothes, turned back to the courtyard. She yawned and said, "This little bastard is really annoying. Fortunately, Master Pan is young."
Cuizhi smiled and said, "In fact, Master Zhao is also very patient. He has been accompanying Master Xiu to study until midnight these past few days and has not dared to slack off for a moment."
Xu Wan nodded and said, "In a few days, the children will have three days off, and the private trainers can go home and have a good rest."
"yes."
As Xu Wan returned to her room, she was thinking about whether she should return the jade pendant to the little devil.
The reason why the jade pendant ended up in the hands of Butler Liu was because the butler was capable of handling things, and Zong Jincheng himself had to bear the due responsibility for his mistakes.
Although he has grown a lot in these five months, but... the jade pendant cannot be returned to him no matter what.
At least not now.
"Tell Butler Liu to come over early tomorrow morning. I have something to tell him."
"yes."
Under Xu Wan's instructions, Butler Liu went to make arrangements with the boss of that shop and asked him to agree to sell the jade pendant and not give Zong Jincheng the opportunity to redeem it.
The little devil ran around in vain, without getting the jade pendant back and without spending the money. He was so angry that he paced around the courtyard, "How disgusting! How disgusting! They are negligent in negotiating the money and goods, and they refuse to acknowledge the debt without a receipt. They want the jade pendant and want me to go to the pawnshop to redeem it at the normal price. They are simply taking advantage of me because I was too naive!"
The little devil was so angry that he screamed in the yard, "Bu Yan, Bu Yan, follow me, let's go smash the store of that black-hearted boss!"
Resisting without words: "..."
I don't want to, I won't go, don't take me!
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